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Type

Etymology

Language

English

ISO 639-3

eng

Note

Named after the Latin expression sceptus (adjective), meaning "descending from the clouds". Being small and smooth as a hail-stone, E.scepta looks as if it were dropped form the clouds, which are occasionally as grey and dull as this shell. This name also conjures the contrast between high (clouds) and deep (the species habitat).